22 Jun 2008

At land's end

Drove all the way to the edge of Saurastrato Dwarkathe town itself was a little disappointingbut the wind turbines alone the route took my breath away

from a distancethey look small and prettymoving in a lazy waybut up close they are clumsy and largeand remind you of how dinosaurs must have been

in this part of the country they generate electricityfor most of the villages and industrial units nearbythe locals were talking about howin about five years the capacity could doublethe advantage was it was sustainablethroughout the year due to the winds on this coast

in fact large parts of the west coastwhich do not encounter cyclonescan use wind energyto light up towns and villages near the sea

India is already the fourth largest in terms of capacitybehind the US, Germany and Spainand we have been growing quietly at about 30 percent in recent years